The Times They Are A-Changin' (Part 1 - Flipped Classroom Reflections)
(by Dr. Alva Lefevre - the "L" in L&M Educational Consulting) I’ve been teaching for what seems to be a very long time. I’ve studied the research, practiced the strategies, and gathered a lot of information about my students. Some things worked and, over time, became part of my repertoire and others fell flat and eventually disappeared. I tried models; didn’t like them; and finally realized that I must redefine the way I teach with each new group of students. I am presently teaching a course titled “Theories of Second Language Acquisition” at the university level and my students often joke that the name alone is enough to put you to sleep. Over the last several years, parts of my course have been moving online making it a “hybrid”, with some sessions taking place on campus and others being in an online format (asynchronous). Embracing technology was not hard. Learning to live with it was another matter. It was already a challenge to get to know my...